Bonobos--famous as "hippie chimps"--actually commit more acts of aggression than chimpanzees. I wrote about how this new finding is changing our ideas about the origins of human aggression. 🧪 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/s...
Props to Brian Hare for welcoming critiques of his work, tho if I had a choice I’d much rather be pelted by a bonobo than have my fingers or loins shredded by a chimp
